The Latest Breaking News from Victoria

Victoria's Parliamentary Budget Office says the first two stages of the Suburban Rail Loop will cost $200 billion to build and operate by 2084-85. The government put total construction costs for the project at $50 billion.

Commuters on the Victoria line found the Tube drivers’ messages hilarious

The bill aimed to prevent publicly funded hospitals from refusing to perform abortions across the state

Under existing laws, children are considered witnesses, not victims, in many family violence cases, but a proposed new law in Victoria would change that.

Abortion services and access to assisted dying will not be expanded in Victoria's state-funded hospitals, after a crossbencher forced a vote on the matter.

Victorian election battle takes shape as opposition leader says fixing the ‘broken health system’ must be prioritised

Victoria's opposition would shelve Melbourne's suburban rail loop in favour of putting the money into the health system if it wins the November election.

The Victorian opposition says it will shelve one of Victoria's long-term rail projects and instead use the money to build and upgrade hospitals if it wins the November state election.

If you drive through central Victoria, you might wonder at the signs reading “Piss off AusNet” in shop windows or even mown into grassland. Communities and farmers are pushing back against plans for new 85-metre towers and transmission lines needed to transmit renewable power to the cities.